Parisian Days

What a shame the photos came out very low quality. I am so disappointed in myself, it was my first time in Europe but I didn't even bring a decent camera with me. Not entirely my fault really as my parents didn't allow me to buy one but seriously I should have just bought one anyway. Enough about that, let's focus on the excruciatingly cold Paris in early March. Nothing too unbearable for this beautiful city though. We started off our official day in Paris with a stroll to Notre Dame Cathedral along the Seine River. It reminded me so much of Melbourne really, and while on that note, I haven't even posted my Melbourne photos from last year. I may probably do that sometime soon, it is also a very beautiful city.

Marble crazy!

Emperor Augustus - Why is this guy here? 

This is my favourite part of Versailles

Marie Antoinette!

It was so cold and the garden was still barren :(

One last take of Versailles before heading back to the station

Other places visited while in Paris were the Pantheon, Jardin de Luxembourg and Versailles of course (as seen above). These photos were taken in the first two days of my visit, I'm guessing ahh I can't remember much of Paris now. I remember a lot of walking around Rue de Rennes, Sevres and the likes for shopping in the first two days. We may have even gone to Lafayette too on the second day, our days were just jam-packed like crazy. Next up will be the glimmering Eiffel Tower by night! 

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Alcazar and out of Spain

I really don't know how to define Alcazar, it is definitely a place made up of a mixture of things. You can see why in the next set of photos. Imagine Moorish, Spanish Roman Catholic-Renaissance-Mythical Greek mashed up together, that's what Alcazar is in a nutshell. There are so many layers of history to this place which makes it ever more interesting. The last quarter of the set includes photos taken from Metropol Parasol. It is a great structure, my favourite would be the antiquarium down in the basement (not pictured). It was one of my favourite things in Sevilla for sure. As an ancient history fan, it was only natural to love this sort of place. The preservation work is very commendable, it really just shows that this sort of preservation can be achieved in the midst of modern construction above it. Ahh, it was just lovely to see it in real life. I wonder what Pompeii would do to me!

Okay, I still have an unresolved question about the rubbish bins. What are they really for? Why are there so many in one place? That aside, I love downtown/old quarter Sevilla because it screams out urban lifestyle where everything is in your reach. Very convenient and not to mention, a very social place as well. Love it!

Ciao ciao! Paris next stop, bonsoir for now!
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